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A few thousand Israeli students applied on the Facebook page of pro-peace organization, One Voice, for a once in a lifetime experience to meet the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, for a Q&A session at the Muqata in Ramallah. Almost five months later, six buses filled with chosen students have made their way for the historic event. In …

Israeli Russian speaking television network, Channel 9, has shocked its viewers when they asked them to participate in a poll where they were asked the question: do you think the Jews in Europe were at fault in what happened in the holocaust? The media backlash was not far to follow and it has yet to be determined if channel 9’s …

In Hollywood it’s all about the Oscars and in Israel the organizers of the Geek Awards want to establish a new tradition in giving annual recognition to the Israeli hi-tech industry in sixteen different categories. So the big winners at the annual Geek Awards were kinda predictable if you haven’t lived under a rock. Waze took home three awards and Wix …

Days following the passing of Ariel Sharon, the israeli Ministry of Education issued a special advisory study material for schools to teach them about the legacy of the late prime minister. The controversy erupted when members of the media got hold of the material and realized that some of the more problematic events in Sharon’s life were left out. So we …

The international conference held by the Israeli National Institute for Security Studies is celebrating its seventh edition as it focuses this year on the new approaches to the political challenges in the Middle East. Although the INSS is comprised predominantly of retired high ranked Israeli security officials, it was very noticeable at the conference that it was extremely important for the …